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Sun Tzu (6th century
BC)
Art of War-
17 War Strategy
Collection (ebooks Cd)
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The Art of War
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On War by Carl von Clausewitz
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The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 by Mahan, A. T. (Alfred Thayer)
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Germany and the Next War by Friedrich von Bernhardi
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Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius by Machiavelli, Niccolò
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T.E. Lawrence
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The Cavalry General by Xenophon, 431 BC-350? BC
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Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180 - "Meditations"
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Cuba in War Time by Richard
Harding Davis (no illustrations)
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The Fifteen Decisive
Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo
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Elements of Military Art and Science by Henry Wager Halleck<
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Memoirs of a Cavalier by Daniel Defoe
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The Wars of the Jews; or the history of the destruction of Jerusalem
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THE AFGHAN WARS 1839-42 AND 1878-80
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The Balkan Wars 1912-1913 by Jacob Gould Schurman
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Little Wars by H G Wells
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Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars by Lucan
(Traditional Chinese: 孫子兵法; pinyin: Sūnzĭ Bīngfǎ; literally "Sun Tzu's Military Strategy") is a Chinese military treatise written during the 6th century BC by Sun Tzu. Composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare, it has long been praised as the definitive work on military strategies and tactics of its time.
The Art of War is one of the oldest and most famous studies of strategy and has had a huge influence on Eastern military planning , business tactics, and beyond. First translated into a European language in 1782 by French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot, it had been credited with influencing Napoleon [citation needed], the German General Staff [citation needed], and even the planning of Operation Desert Storm [citation needed]. Leaders as diverse as Mao Zedong, Vo Nguyen Giap, and General Douglas MacArthur have claimed to have drawn inspiration from the work.
The Art of War has also been applied, with much success, to business and managerial strategies
Vom Kriege (complete text
available here) is a book on war and military
strategy by Prussian general Carl von Clausewitz,
written mostly after the Napoleonic wars, between
1816 and 1830, and published posthumously by his
wife in 1832. It has been translated into English
several times as On War (complete 1873 text
available here). It is one of the most important
treatises on strategy ever written, and is
prescribed at various military academies to this
day.
On War is actually an unfinished work; Clausewitz
had set about revising his accumulated manuscripts
in 1827, but did not live to finish the task.
Military strategy is a
collective name for planning the conduct of warfare.
Derived from the Greek strategos, strategy was seen
as the "art of the general". Military strategy deals
with the planning and conduct of campaigns, the
movement and disposition of forces, and the
deception of the enemy. The father of modern
strategic study, Carl von Clausewitz, defined
military strategy as "the employment of battles to
gain the end of war." Hence, he gave the preeminence
to political aims over military goals, ensuring
civilian control of the military. Military strategy
was one of a triumvirate of "arts" or "sciences"
that govern the conduct of warfare; the others being
tactics, the execution of plans and maneuvering of
forces in battle, and logistics, the maintenance of
an army.
The Influence of Sea
Power Upon History (ISBN 0-486-25509-3) is an influential
treatise on naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer
Mahan. It details the role of sea power throughout history
and discusses the various factors needed to support a strong
navy.
All the patriotic sections of the German
people were greatly excited
during the summer and autumn of 1911. The conviction lay heavy on all
hearts that in the settlement of the Morocco dispute no mere commercial
or colonial question of minor importance was being discussed, but that
the honour and future of the German nation were at stake. A deep rift
had opened between the feeling of the nation and the diplomatic action
of the Government. Public opinion, which was clearly in favour of
asserting ourselves, did not understand the dangers of our political
position, and the sacrifices which a boldly-outlined policy would have
demanded. I cannot say whether the nation, which undoubtedly in an
overwhelming majority would have gladly obeyed the call to arms, would
have been equally ready to bear permanent and heavy burdens of taxation.
Haggling about war contributions is as pronounced a characteristic of
the German Reichstag in modern Berlin as it was in medieval Regensburg.
These conditions have induced me to publish now the following pages,
which were partly written some time ago.
Nobody can fail to see that we have reached a crisis in our national and
political development. At such times it is necessary to be absolutely
clear on three points: the goals to be aimed at, the difficulties to be
surmounted, and the sacrifices to be made.
The task I have set myself is to discuss these matters, stripped of all
diplomatic disguise, as clearly and convincingly as possible. It is
obvious that this can only be done by taking a national point of view.
Our science, our literature, and the warlike achievements of our past,
have made me proudly conscious of belonging to a great civilized nation
which, in spite of all the weakness and mistakes of bygone days, must,
and assuredly will, win a glorious future; and it is out of the fulness
of my German heart that I have recorded my convictions. I believe that
thus I shall most effectually rouse the national feeling in my readers'
hearts, and strengthen the national purpose.
Discourses On The First Decade Of Titus Livius
Summary
The Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius was dedicated to Cosimo
Rucellai, the initiator of the Orti group, and to Zanobi Buondelmonti, who
participated in the anti-Medicean republican conspiracy of 1522. The
Discourses is most significant in terms of its explicit concern, which
emerged out of Machiavelli's association with the Orti group, with the
politics of republicanism. Although Machiavelli did not himself become
directly involved in any of the anti-Medici conspiracies, The Discourses
spawned another "Machiavellianism", particularly prominent in England in the
1640s and 1650s, based upon Machiavelli's sometimes explicitly stated
preference for republican government over government by princes.
We should, therefore, be careful how we censure the government of Rome, and
should reflect that all the great results effected by that republic, could
not have come about without good cause. And if the popular tumults led the
creation of the tribunes, they merit all praise; since these magistrates not
only gave its due influence to the popular voice in the government, but also
acted as the guardians of Roman freedom, as shall be clearly shown in the
following Chapter.
Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Triumph is
the autobiographical account of the experiences of T. E. Lawrence ("Lawrence
of Arabia") while serving as a liaison officer with rebel forces during the
Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Turks of 1916 to 1918.
Xenophon the Athenian was born 431 B.C. He was a
pupil of Socrates. He marched with the Spartans,
and was exiled from Athens. Sparta gave him land
and property in Scillus, where he lived for many
years before having to move once more, to settle
in Corinth. He died in 354 B.C.
The Cavalry General is a discourse on the merits
a cavalry general, or hipparch, in Athens should
have. Xenophon also describes the development of
a cavalry force, and some tactical details to be
applied in the field and in festival exhibition.
William Tecumseh Sherman (February 8, 1820 –
February 14, 1891) was an American soldier, businessman, educator, and
author. He served as a general in the United States Army during the American
Civil War (1861–65), receiving both recognition for his outstanding command
of military strategy, and criticism for the harshness of the "scorched
earth" policies he implemented in conducting total war against the enemy.
Military historian Basil Liddell Hart famously declared that Sherman was
"the first modern general."[1]
Sherman served under General Ulysses S. Grant in 1862 and 1863 during the
campaigns that led to the fall of the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg on
the Mississippi River and culminated with the routing of the Confederate
armies in the state of Tennessee. In 1864, Sherman succeeded Grant as the
Union commander in the western theater of the war. He proceeded to lead his
troops to the capture of the city of Atlanta, a military success that
contributed decisively to the re-election of President Abraham Lincoln.
Sherman's subsequent march through Georgia and the Carolinas further
undermined the Confederacy's ability to continue fighting. He accepted the
surrender of all the Confederate armies in the Carolinas, Georgia, and
Florida in April 1865.
After the Civil War, Sherman became Commanding General of the Army
(1869–83). As such, he was responsible for the conduct of the Indian Wars in
the western United States. He steadfastly refused to be drawn into politics
and in 1875 published his Memoirs, one of the best-known firsthand accounts
of the Civil War.
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus (April 26,
1211 – March 17, 180) was Roman Emperor from 161 to his death. He was the
last of the "Five Good Emperors" who governed the Roman Empire from 96 to
180, and is also considered one of the most important stoic philosophers.
His tenure was marked by wars in Asia against a revitalized Parthian Empire,
and with Germanic tribes along the limes Germanicus into Gaul and across the
Danube. A revolt in the East, led by Avidius Cassius, failed.
Marcus Aurelius' work Meditations, written on campaign between 170–180, is
still revered as a literary monument to a government of service and duty and
has been praised for its "exquisite accent and its infinite tenderness
Davis's account of
what he saw and thought about the early twentieth-century Cuban Revolution
and how the country inherited the Spanish system of forts and military
planning, and how the nature of the revolutionary movement had changed to a
wide basis rather than being promoted only by the aristocracy.
The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to
Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in
1851. This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements (from
Marathon to Waterloo) which, according to the author, had a significant
impact on world history.
Elements of Military Art and Science
Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles,
&C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And
Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With
Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars.
A Military Journal of the Wars in Germany, and the
Wars in England.
From the Year 1632 to the Year 1648.
Flavius Josephus, a Jewish priest and Pharisee, was
put in command of the national resistance in Galilee at the time of Israel's
revolt against Rome, but was captured at Jotapata; his life was spared when
he predicted that Vespasian would become emperor and he agreed to provide
his captors with a history of his people. His works are an indispensable
source on first century Jewish life and history. They explain, to both
Eastern and Western audiences, the history of the Jews from Creation to the
end of the First Jewish Revolt of A.D.66-73..
A series of three wars between the United Kingdom
and Afghanistan in the 19th century and early 20th century was formerly
called the Afghan Wars but is now referred to as the Anglo-Afghan wars
perhaps to distinguish them from the civil strife in the 1980s.
The Balkan Wars were two wars in South-eastern
Europe in 1912–1913 in the course of which the Balkan League (Bulgaria,
Montenegro, Greece, and Serbia) first conquered Ottoman-held Macedonia,
Albania and most of Thrace and then fell out over the division of the
spoils.
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Little Wars by H G Wells
Little Wars was written by the famous author H. G.
Wells in 1913 and is a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers. Its full
title is Little Wars: a game for boys from twelve years of age to one
hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys'
games and books.
The game, geared towards boys, revolved around the use of lead soldiers and
battlefields made from whatever materials were on hand, usually blocks or
other toys. Little Wars is considered by some to be the first modern table
top war game. It included fairly complex rules for infantry, cavalry, and
even artillery in the form of a toy 4.7 inch naval gun that launched
projectiles, usually small wooden dowels to knock down enemy soldiers. In
addition to it being a war game, the book hints at several philosophical
aspects of war. The development of the game is explained and Wells' thoughts
on war, as he was known to be a pacifist, is revealed in his writing.
The book was first published in 1913. There have been numerous reprints and
it is now available online at Project Gutenberg, along with a previous game
book by Wells called Floor Games, first published in 1911. The most recent
edition of the book was published by Skirmisher Publishing LLC [1] in 2004
and includes an introduction by game designer Michael J. Varhola and a
foreword by Gary Gygax.
Pharsalia (also known as the Bellum civile or Civil
War) is a Roman epic poem by the poet Lucan, telling of the civil war
between Julius Caesar and the forces of the Roman Senate led by Pompey the
Great. Pharsalia is a reference to the Battle of Pharsalus, which occurred
in 48 BC, near Pharsalus, Thessaly, in northern Greece, where Caesar
decisively defeated Pompey.
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